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Hugo Kaaman

4 years

I just published my most extensive work of 2020 with @MEI_CTE : "Shifting Gears: HTS's Evolving Use of SVBIEDs During the Idlib Offensive of 2019-2020" A lot of details on technical developments & tactical/strategic reasoning. Check it out:

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3 years

Sweden just announced it will deliver 5000 anti-armour rocket launchers, 5000 body armour kits, 5000 helmets, and 135,000 field rations to the Ukrainian armed forces

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Forget everything you thought you knew about dismantling IEDs. As this Peshmerga EOD guy clearly shows, all you need is a pickaxe and a pair of pliers.

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3 years

BREAKING: The Taliban have captured the Windows XP wallpaper

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All footage from the Russian airborne helicopter assault into Gostomel airbase on the outskirts of Kyiv during the first days of the invasion. Includes new MANPADS launch and shootdown fotage. Multiple Ka-52 helicopters hit and shot down

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2 years

Taliban fighters from rural Afghanistan struggling with integrating into the group’s administrative structure in Kabul is fascinating. TB ministry personnel with little to do spending their days scrolling on Twitter & complaining about fixed office hours

AAN Afghanistan

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"After we arrived in Kabul, we were stunned by its complexity, its expanse, its size. We didn’t know where to go. Everything was strange to us and of course, we were strange to the local people." #Afghanistan

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3 years

The battle of Mosul was the most gruelling urban warfare since WW2. During the entire 9 month battle, IS continuously sent waves of up-armoured SVBIEDs (which were pften guided by drone teams), as part of their defence against Iraqi forces, using a total of 482 SVBIEDs overall.

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Swedish police may have prevented a 2nd Breivik-style attack in November last year, when a 25-year old right wing extremist (NMR) was arrested. His farm had 50 tons of fertilizer stockpiled, a bomb lab, weapons & much more. Attack was planned for a year

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A Ukrainian brigade (3000-5000 soldiers) has received military training in Sweden, including Leo 2, CV-90, and Archer practice ahead of the Ukrainian offensive. The brigade returned to Ukraine earlier this month

Uppgifter: Ukrainsk brigad tränad i Sverige

En ukrainsk brigad på mellan 3 000 och 5 000 man har tränat i Sverige, enligt uppgifter till The Times. Även en källa till SVT bekräftar uppgiften. Soldaterna ska bland annat ha tränat med Stridsvagn...

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2 years

[Thread] At 6AM on October 8, a massive explosion collapsed sections of the Kerch road bridge & also damaged the adjacent railway bridge, severely incapacitating Russian logistics to and from Crimea. Here's my take on the attack, and why It was likely a suicide car bomb (SVBIED)

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2 years

Pro-Ukrainian Chechen foreign fighters near Bakhmut recently ”prepared a gift” for the Russians. It’s an RC-VBIED with a ~700kg explosive charge consisting of 60+ TM-62M anti-tank mines, sections of a DKRP-4 mine-clearing charge, TNT blocks, & det cord - h/t @CalibreObscura

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2 years

Mass theft of speed cameras across Sweden connected to war in Ukraine. According to SÄPO, more than 100 speed cameras (Canon DSLR) have been stolen in recent months, some of which have allegedly been sold to Russia(n proxies) & used in improvised drones

Ska stoppa fartsyndare – misstänks nu användas i kriget i Ukraina

Fartkameror fortsätter att försvinna i Sverige, senast längs med E16 mellan Hofors och Falun. Och stöldgodset är eftertraktat – bland annat har snarlika kameror

www.aftonbladet.se

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2 years

Werner Herzog's documentary on the Kuwaiti oil fires in 1991 is something else

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

5 years

If you're not watching Taliban training videos, you're definitely missing out

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4 years

This is terrifying. Video released by the Mexican cartel and paramilitary group CJNG show the extent of militarization of their special forces. Scores of armed & kitted out fighters in standardized uniforms line a large convoy of up-armored troop transport vehicles and technicals

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6 years

Ah, Libya... Land of wonders and shopping cart technicals

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3 years

An American embedded w/ a Peshmerga unit happily records as an SVBIED races toward them outside Mosul. The driver of the SVBIED loses control after an ATGM detonates right by him, causing him to swerve off the road and detonate. Most joyful SVBIED footage I've seen (Oct. '16)

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2 years

Sweden just announced it’s sending anti-ship missiles (Robot 17), assault rifles, ammo, and 5000 more AT-4s to Ukraine

Sverige skickar mer vapen till Ukraina

Regeringen vill att Sverige skickar ännu mer vapen, försvarsmateriel och ekonomiskt stöd till Ukraina. I satsningen ingår sjömålsroboten Robot 17, automatgevär 90 med ammunition samt 5000 fler...

www.expressen.se

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3 years

This is stressful to watch. French forces embedded with YPG are forced to take out an IS up-armoured SVBIED with an FGM-148 Javelin missile after an initial MILAN ATGM shot misses the vehicle. Southeast of Ayn Issa on the road to Raqqah (November 2016)

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5 months

My toxic trait is that I really want to touch one of these

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5 years

(THREAD) A couple days ago, HTS released the 2nd episode of its “Choose your weapon” video series, this time focusing on the military use of SVBIEDs. The video was jam-packed with details, so I’ll try to unpack as much as possible here

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Hugo Kaaman

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5 years

I take back everything mean I've ever said about all Syrian rebel training videos. I present to you: The Egyptian Armed Forces. H/t @AllisonLMcManus for the source video

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3 months

Whoa, Hezbollah knows how to use Google Earth.

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3 years

The 5000 anti-armour rockets to be supplied to Ukraine from Sweden are AT4 (Pansarskott m86)

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

3 years

Boko Haram just released a video claiming it shows a NAF jet shot down by the group. Looking at the video, it appears as if the jet explodes mid-air. However, this is not true. BH took a 2012 video showing a SyAAF helicopter exploding mid-air over Idlib and superimposed it. Weak

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3 years

Happy 76th birthday to the United Nations!

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2 years

Sweden just confirmed that Archer artillery systems will be provided to the Ukrainian Army in the near future. These unique self-propelled howitzers can fire 20x 155mm shells (incl. Excalibur) in 2 1/2 minutes, firing one every 7.5 seconds. (Re)deployment in less than 30 seconds.

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

4 years

Throwback to 2017 when an army of Skeletors recaptured Mosul city from ISIS

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@HKaaman

4 years

Bundeswehr footage from a secret test site in Sweden where a massive VBIED (semi-trailer filled with explosives) was used to measure structural damage to military fortifications. From last year. Full video has english subtitles

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Hugo Kaaman

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2 years

Russians carried out a failed (likely RC-)VBIED attack against UA forces near Svatove, Luhansk Oblast. The vehicle, an MT-LB w/ a DKRP-4 mine-clearing charge & 3 OFAB-100-120 as explosive charge, rolled into a UA position w/o driver & was later detonated by UA - @CalibreObscura

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3 years

George Clooney is peak senior IRGC leadership aesthetics

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2 years

Insane footage of Ukrainian helicopters buzzing the landscape in Eastern Ukraine and firing rockets. Very brave and talented pilots - h/t @UkrArmyBlog

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@HKaaman

6 years

”How do we dispose of this Humvee SVBIED we just found?” ”Oh, just put an RPG round in it from 20 meters away” ”Sure thing fam”

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2 years

Sweden and Finland will submit NATO applications together sometime between May 16-22 this year, according to Swedish gov. sources

Uppgifter: Sverige får skydd av USA under Natoansökan

Sverige och Finland är överens om att skicka in Nato-ansökningar samtidigt. Det uppger den finska tidningen Iltalehti, som också skriver att detta ska ske redan i mitten av maj. Svenska regeringskä...

www.expressen.se

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

I guess we're now at this stage with the Bucha massacre. A well-rehearsed playbook already applied countless times to Syrian victims

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@HKaaman

2 years

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we've seen many Russian vehicles fitted with makeshift armour of lumber, sheet metal & parts of armoured vehicles (left). Now we've seen the first Russian truck with a proper metal armour kit in Kharkiv (right) - @RALee85

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

4 years

It appears a VBIED detonated in downtown Nashville this morning, causing extensive damage. Police had already been called when the RV exploded & authorities are treating it as ”intentional”. FBI & EOD at the scene

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2 years

Sweden is sending 120 military instructors to the UK in order to assist in training Ukrainian soldiers

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Hugo Kaaman

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2 years

I didn’t expect the Russian Army to fight its war in Ukraine with up-armored vehicles that have worse improvised armor kits than ISIS. Kamaz/ZSU-23-2 technical

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Hugo Kaaman

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28 days

This is heartbreaking. RIP Ethan, one of the kindest/funniest persons I’ve ever met online. From the r/syriancivilwar IRC chat to twitter, and whether he went by this, MENA, or LAKY, he always helped out those in need & around him. I even got to meet him last year. Incredibly sad

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Hugo Kaaman

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6 years

There’s something especially absurd about Taliban video disclaimers

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Hugo Kaaman

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5 years

Day 9 of self-quarantine:

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2 years

Sweden just announced it’s sending Archer artillery systems, at least 50 CV-90 IFVs, NLAW rockets & more to Ukraine as part of the 10th aid package

Förbereder för att skicka Archer

Sverige ska skicka det omtalade artillerisystemet Archer. Det meddelar regeringen på en pressträff där man presenterar ett tredelat stödpaket till Ukraina. Sverige skickar även stridsfordon stridsf...

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2 years

As part of Russia's anti-Swedish propaganda campaign, they have labeled Astrid Lindgren - one of Sweden's most beloved children's authors - as a Nazi. This is particularly unhinged, seeing as she explicitly despised Nazism and all forms of nationalism

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Hugo Kaaman

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3 years

With the Taliban in control of all of Afghanistan, it should be noted how much better armed/equipped they are compared to '96-'01. Everything in the ANA arsenal (10,000+ Humvees, thousands of armoured vehicles, MRAPs, helicopters & planes, 100k+ small arms) is now in their hands

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5 years

Woah. Massive up-armoured DIY armoured fighting vehicle captured from ISIS in Syria in 2015.

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

Truly a sight to behold. The Russian defence industry appears to be LARPing as an IS-operated SVBIED workshop

Oliver Alexander

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2 years

The “world’s second army” has reached the point where it is producing Mad Max style Ural trucks

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1 year

Uhhh… Guys? Here’s the 4th documented Russian VBIED attack, this time with an ’MT-LB’ filled with explosives. Attack allegedly took place near site of the previous Marinki, Donetsk T-55 VBIED. Madness - h/t @CalibreObscura

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

3 years

On top serving a very efficient tactical purpose, the use of drones also resulted in some crazy footage. As most IS up-armored SVBIEDs during this time had oil & other accelerants as boosters for their explosive main charges, this caused large fireballs, esp. with larger vehicles

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

7 years

The story of a US-made HMMWV: 1. Supplied by US to the Iraqi Army 2. Captured by IS in combat 3. Up-armored by IS & sent to Syria 4. Captured by Syrian loyalists 5. Sent to Russia 6. Displayed for Putin at the Russian MOD’s Syrian intervention conference

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Hugo Kaaman

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2 years

🧵Swedish government crisis as PM threatens to resign amidst controversial NATO negotiations with Turkey

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

1 year

Russian forces released yet another video of a VBIED attack, this time with ’an IFV loaded with explosives’ detonating near Ukrainian position in the Zaporizhia region. The 3rd documented such case, likely with a dumb ”RC” function (’brick on pedal’) - h/t @CalibreObscura

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

Remotely controlled VBIEDs (RC-VBIEDs) are more often used by groups that aren’t as ideologically extreme as AQ/IS, which tracks with the statement by this group that they ”don’t do martyrdom operations”. For more on the topic:

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Hugo Kaaman

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2 years

However, this was likely an 'unwitting' SVBIED. The 52-year old driver of the lorry that detonated, Makhir Yusubov, likely had no idea what was going on. CCTV footage shows Russian soldiers inspecting the SVBIED prior to Yusubov crossing, with no one raising any alarms

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2 years

Some people are putting forth long-range fires as an alternative explanation, but this doesn’t make sense. ATACMS (which Ukraine doesn’t have) have an individual payload of 100kg, just 5-10% of most estimates of the size of the actual detonation. This is not the Antonovsky bridge

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2 years

Satellite images released in the days since the attack show the extent of damage, with the railway tracks still inoperable and a single flimsy lane on the road bridge. At the outset, there were two competing theories; - SVBIED on the bridge - A boat-based VBIED under the bridge

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2 years

An ISKP parked VBIED killed a high-ranking Taliban security official in Fayzabad, Badakhshan. The RC-operators were likely sitting in the vehicle that filmed the detonation. Quite a bold attack. One of the first if not the first recorded ISKP parked VBIED attack

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

The Finnish government has informed Sweden that they would prefer applying for NATO membership together — The Finnish PM is set to meet Swedish PM in Stockholm tomorrow. All Swedish parties are discussing NATO together, and consensus is forming

Uppgifter: Sverige allt närmare Nato-ansökan

Finland har uttryckt en tydlig önskan till den svenska regeringen om att de två länderna ska agera tillsammans och gemensamt ansöka om medlemskap i Nato. Det erfar Expressen. Och allt mer talar nu...

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Hugo Kaaman

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6 years

Maybe preemptively announcing on Twitter that you’re going to bomb Assad days/weeks in advance, thus allowing them time to move/hide air assets etc. wasn’t such a great idea..

Conflict News

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6 years

SYRIA: The Assad regime is moving warplanes, weapons and ammunition to air bases where Russian troops are stationed over fears of a US strike - @BBCMonitoring

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Hugo Kaaman

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2 years

Besides, if it really was a boat that detonated, there would be extensive damage, blast marks, as well as soot on the underside of the collapsed sections of the road bridge. There was none. The lack of water disturbance in the 2nd CCTV video also speaks against a boat being used.

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Hugo Kaaman

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2 years

He had weapons, bullet casings, camouflage clothes, a helmet, laser scopes, lab equipment, ammo mags, knifes, & a bullet-proof vest. Also RW lit, 3D printer, explosives instructions & enough precursor to make an extremely powerful VBIED. Major bullet dodged here

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

3 years

Tunnel bombs -- A medieval siege tactic most recently popularised by Syrian rebel groups. By digging tunnels under enemy areas and filling them with explosives, it's possible to destroy positions thought impregnable. Here's a compilation of tunnel bombs used by Syrian rebels.

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@HKaaman

2 years

Prediction: Sweden will apply for NATO membership before the end of the summer

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

3 years

Absolutely horrifying footage. Onboard video from a Ukrainian Mi-24P helicopter as it was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile near Lugansk on August 20, 2014. Both crew members, Major Oleg Biryukov & Captain Anton Rodiono, were killed. Four seconds from impact to crash.

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@HKaaman

2 years

They cut the part where she weaponized and started dropping 40mm grenades on the crowd

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2 years

Lady Gaga arrives in a flying dress to the #TopGunMaverick premiere

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

NRM — The Nordic Resistance Movement, is a pan-Nordic neo-nazi group that seeks to abolish democracy through paramilitary/terrorist tactics. This is the most significant and extensive planning of an attack by the group that’s been discovered to date

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Hugo Kaaman

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5 years

For me, this will always be the best example of the ineptitude and criminal behaviour of Syrian loyalist forces. On Dec 24th, 2019, a HTS up-armoured SVBIED was able to reach the center of Jarjanez & detonate, because loyalists were busy loading their trucks with stolen fridges

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

The real alarm bells are represented by the fact that the truck was crossing the Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea. Does the SBU have intricate SVBIED manufacturing facilities inside Russia proper? Probably not. The likely answer is quite ingenious

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2 years

Nord Stream 1 & 2 were intentionally sabotaged. 30+ seismological measuring stations in S. Sweden recorded two underwater detonations in the area of the gas leaks on Monday (2AM & 7PM), one of which was registered as a 2.3 *quake* on the richter scale

Seismolog: Två explosioner intill Nord Stream

Gasläckorna på Nord Stream 1 och 2 utreds som medvetna attacker. Nu kan SVT avslöja att flera svenska och danska mätstationer registrerade kraftiga undervattensexplosioner i samma område under...

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@HKaaman

2 years

The US-supplied HIMARS systems have been instrumental game changers in Ukraine’s continued defence against the Russian invasion. The new Swedish gov. should keep its election promise of increasing support to Ukraine by donating Archer artillery systems @SwedishPM @moderaterna

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@HKaaman

2 years

”Nooooooo! Why aren’t you letting Russia genocide Ukrainians?!”

Michael Tracey

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2 years

It's probably time to encourage more outright, unrestrained contempt for this international band of sicko propagandists, weapons dealers, brainless politicians, and media morons barreling us closer and closer into a cataclysmic WWIII scenario. These people are all total psychos

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Hence, an 'unwitting' SVBIED. The lorry detonated just after the start of an ascending incline on the road bridge, igniting train cars on the above railway bridge as well. Either of these (incline/train) could have been used as target reference if the detonation was RC-operated

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5 years

Me: I’m not THAT weird Also me: Builds scale model of an IS up-armored SVBIED for fun

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@HKaaman

2 years

Although a likely Ukrainian USV fitted with explosives (remote-controlled suicide boat) was discovered by Russian forces on the shores of the black sea near Sevastopol late last month, it was likely intended for use against ships. It's too small for Kerch

Suspected Ukrainian Explosive Sea Drone Made From Recreational Watercraft Parts - USNI News

A small, unmanned watercraft of unknown origin washed up from the Black Sea on the shore of Crimea, near Russia’s naval base in Sevastopol, late last month. Pictures posted on Russian social media...

news.usni.org

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HTS tank fires a round against retreating IS fighters while advancing across the desert plains of Eastern Hama countryside two years ago. The speed of the projectile kicks up dust as it flies close to the ground.

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FBI believes person of interest, 63 y.o 'Anthony Q. Warren' died in the blast, making it the first suicide car bombing on U.S. soil since 1927. He was allegedly motivated by 5G conspiracy theories to attack AT&T. Some more aftermath shots of the scene of the blast:

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The Mexican National Guard found an up-armoured troop transport vehicle (presumably belonging to CJNG) inside a truck in Jalisco. Very nice armour kit, and a fancy shell vehicle as well - h/t @just_some_d00d

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A second CCTV perspective was used as 'evidence' of a boat being driven under the road bridge just as the detonation happened. The waves in the bottom right corner of the footage were identified as proof of a boat's wake, despite no boat being seen.

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1 year

CV-90, coming to a Ukrainian frontline near you 🇸🇪

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2 years

This leaves just one explanation: A powerful SVBIED detonating on the bridge. There are many signs pointing to this. Large soot marks on top of the road bridge + lateral blast marks & bent railings/lampposts all indicate something detonated on the bridge

Nick Waters

@N_Waters89

2 years

Firstly, the guard rails on the bridge appear to have experienced significant lateral force. On the southern side of the road bridge they have been completely ripped off, with the pillars, and CCTV indicating the direction they went.

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The explosives were likely mixed and concealed in Ukraine, before being transported/smuggled into Krasnodar, Russia on lorries via the Caucasus. The driver reportedly got an online order to transport AN from Russia to Crimea -->

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@HKaaman

2 years

How do you transport large quantities of explosives without raising too much suspicion? Ammonium nitrate (fertilizer). Although the leading theory is that the explosives are AN-based, they were likely combined with an accelerant from the start

ChrisO_wiki

@ChrisO_wiki

2 years

3/ He also points out that it wasn't just a big fireball, but was followed by "flaming torches in the air ... This suggests the use of combustible metals such as aluminium, magnesium or thermite to amplify the explosion."

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6 years

Is your combat gear slowing you down? Improve your mobility like this Libyan rebel and strap on a pair of roller blades.

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1 year

VBIEDs are used by non-state actors seeking to level uneven mil. capabilities against state actors. It’s used in lieu of an air force. State actors taking the reverse path (e.g the Japanese kamikazes) are in deep, deep trouble

Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

1 year

Uhhh… Guys? Here’s the 4th documented Russian VBIED attack, this time with an ’MT-LB’ filled with explosives. Attack allegedly took place near site of the previous Marinki, Donetsk T-55 VBIED. Madness - h/t @CalibreObscura

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Furthermore, this picture seems to show a very noticeable depression in the section of the road bridge directly adjacent to where the SVBIED detonated, as if a powerful force (e.g. an SVBIED) pressed down from on top.

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2 years

Assuming that Ukraine had operatives in place, a front company in the Krasnodar area could've contracted the now deceased driver for a shipment to Crimea, loaded the goods on the truck, and also connected a remote detonation mechanism to the already boosted ammonium nitrate

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2 years

Estimates put the weight of the explosives used in the attack at around 1000-2000kg (2,200-4,400lb), which is far too heavy for the seized 'suicide' boat.

ChrisO_wiki

@ChrisO_wiki

2 years

2/ Tyry estimates that the explosives used "may have weighed between one and two thousand kilograms" (2,200-4,400 lb) but was "not a conventional mixture of fuel oil and ammonium nitrate, but something of much higher quality".

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6 years

The Syrian civil war has left me with many unanswered questions, like ”What happened to the Mark-1 plumbing technical?”

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5 years

A classic video - Peshmerga fighters defend their position from an IS armoured assault & destroy multiple vehicles using ATGMs. N. Iraq in early 2015.

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Hugo Kaaman

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Now that we've established something detonated on the bridge, let me explain why and how an SVBIED was used in order to neutralize the bridge. First, this was likely not a traditional SVBIED where an ideologically convinced suicide bomber sacrificed his life for the cause

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Hugo Kaaman

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This is crazy. Helmet camera footage from a Katibat al-Ghuraba al-Turkistan fighter exchanging fire at very close range with isolated loyalist fighter(s) holed up in a small house in N. Hama countryside. From the beginning of the most recent Idlib offensive (June '19).

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

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Extreme close quarters footage shows a YPG (left) and IS (right) fighter facing off around the corner of a building in NE Syria in 2016.

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

I initially didn't want to rule out the latter theory, mainly because of how insane the bridge SVBIED theory sounded. However, there are multiple reasons why a boat-based VBIED could not have been used:

Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

Though still early, many have already decided the Kerch bridge was taken out by an SVBIED based on a large truck coming from the Russian side. The alternative — a boat with explosives, corresponds with many of the blast/damage patterns & would theoretically be easier to carry out

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

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SVBIED attacks don't always require a willing driver. The IRA popularised so-called "proxy bombs" where people were coerced under threat to drive SVBIEDs toward hostile targets, where they were detonated remotely upon arrival

Proxy bomb - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

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Paweł Wójcik

@SaladinAlDronni

2 months

Single worst Russian loss during the Mali war? Likely.

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

2 years

This is what running the errands of a fascist regime looks like; ”Is the Bucha massacre a staged Ukrainian false flag? — No, but actually yes”. Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia bombed, besieged, tortured, and executed Ukrainian civilians. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s the Russian MO.

Michael Tracey

@mtracey

2 years

@CathyYoung63 No, I'm not suggesting that. I don't have any independent proof of anything, and neither do you -- aside from what the Ukraine government officials are pumping out for propaganda purposes. In service of their longstanding goal of cajoling the US to launch WWIII.

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Hugo Kaaman

@HKaaman

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I swear, this website didn’t use to be this goddamn stupid. Of course IS hates Hamas, they’re a nationalist project & thus heretics acc. to IS’ ideology. Anything that doesn’t neatly fit into these peoples’ fantasies is manifested into baseless antisemitic conspiracy theories.

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